Fresh Veggies for Chams??

[ReptileLove18]

i've heard of people feeding their chams fresh veggies like romaine lettuce for vitamins, however i am unsure about it. ill be getting my 2nd baby veiled soon and trying to get a basic plan for the diet to start him out on. so does anyone feed their chams veggies?? ive got all the supplements to dust his live food with so i guess im confused on if they need fresh veggies and if they will even eat them!

 

[LLLReptile]

Actually, in the stores we'll offer lettuce to the chameleons when we have extra. I know of a handful of customers (and my dad) who offer their chameleons big leaves of lettuce by hanging them with clips in the cage, and once in a while the chameleons go over and munch down. My dad used to have a huge male veiled that would chow down on lettuce and cilantro like no one's business. I thought for a long time that he wasn't watering it enough, but he had a misting system on it, a dripper, and a fogger that would run several times a day.

The picture we use for the adult males we have for sale is actually his old cham - big, beefy dude. And he liked his veggies!

My dad now has a male panther that he'll offer greens to on occasion, but the panther doesn't seem to go for them as much as the veiled did.

Hope that was helpful!

-Jen

 

[Decadancin]

I do! Zaphod does enjoy some greens from time to time. I usually hang some kale, collard greens, turnip greens, or romaine in his enclosure on one of the clips used in aquariums for the same thing. I also have some in his feeding dish, but that's mostly for the feeders . Its not at all neccessary due to the fact that the feeders are getting the exact same stuff, but he does enjoy it, so why not?

 

[ReptileLove18]

that's great to know! thanks for the replies and info! i will definitely see what my little guy thinks of it after he gets all settled in i love how much information gets exchanged on this forum, i dont know what id do without it!
since we're on the subject, do they go for any fruits? just curious!

 

[Decadancin]

I know of some that will eat banana, apple, etc. but make sure the pieces are small enough.

 

[ReptileLove18]

interesting! many things to try out once he's settled in! thanks deca